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A. G. PEINE. 4TROUSERS SAFETY POCKET. APPucATloN FILED APR. 1. 1918.

Patented July 15, 1919.

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ADOLPIIUS Gr. PEINE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIG'NOR T`O ALFRED DHECKER & COI-IN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A COPARTNERSI-IIP COMPOSED OF ALFRED DECKER, ABRA- HAM Conn, AND ADoLrHUs G. PEINE.

TROUSERS SAFETY-POCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

Application led April 1, 1918. Serial No. 226,107.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ADoLrHUs G. PEINE, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Trousers Safety-Pockets, of which the following is a specification.

The trousers pockets, as ordinarily made, are only fastened at their upper ends, so that each pocket hangs loosely at its lower end, and at its sides,'which makes it easy to pull the pocket out or turn it wrong-sideout. Pickpockets take ladvantage of this, as is well known, and make a practice of securing the contents of the pockets by deftly turning the pocket wrong-side-out, in a way that does not attract the attention of the wearer, and instead of inserting the hand in the pocket far enough to grasp the contents. This method of picking pockets by turning the pockets wrong-side out is followed more particularly with respect to paper money, as a roll of bills can be very easily obtained thisl way, by simply drawing the pocket out a little, and without turning it entirely wrong-sideout. Such manipulation of the pockets, by a skilful pickpocket, does not attract the attention of the wearer, as is well known, and avoids the necessity of inserting the hand into the pocket, to grasp the contents, which would be sure to attract the attention of the wearer.

The object of the invention is, therefore, to provide an improved construction and arrangement whereby the pocket cannot easily be turned wrong-side-out, and whereby this method of picking pockets will be prevented, but without materially increasing the cost of manufacture, and without departing to any great extent from the approved methods of tailoring.

To these and other useful ends, therefore, the invention consists in matters hereinafter set forth and-claimed, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which z- Figure 1 is a perspective showing the lower portion of a figure with a pair of trousers having a pocket embodying the principles of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail view showing the inside of the trousers, and illustrating the method of attaching the rear edges of the sack-like pocket` to prevent it from being turned wrong-side-out.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section on line 3 3 in Fig. 2.

As thus illustrated, the invention coinprises a pair of trousers constructed and tailored in the usual form, with leg portions l and a waist portion 2 of any suitable character. The sides of the trousers are provided with Openings 3, of the usual form, for the so-called side pockets 0f the trousers. In a general wa these pockets are formed in the usual manner by sack-like members 4 which are secured at their upper ends to the waistband and around the edges of the openings 3, so that each pocket hangs like a sack inside of the trousers. It will also be seen that these pockets are disposed in frontof the side seams 5 of the trousers, and are made somewhat wider than ordinarily is the case, so that the rear edges 6 of the pockets extend downward along the side seams 5 of the trousers, and are then rounded off at 7 before extending horizontally to the corner 8 formed by the intersection of the front and bottom edges of the pocket. As usually made, a pocket of this kind could very easily be pulled out through the opening 3 and turned completely wrong-side-out; but, in accordance with the invention, the lower end portion of the pocket is fastened in place, and this is preferably accomplished by stitching the rear edges 6 of the pocket to the in-turned cloth of the side seam 5, at 9 and farther up at 10, so that this stitching will not show on the outside of the garment. Thus fastened in place, the pocket cannot be pulled upward by a pickpocket, in the manner previously described, which is usually accomplished by deftly inserting two fingers in the pocket opening and grasping the cloth of the inner side of the pocket, and by then gradually hitching or pulling it upward until the roll of bills is within reach. The

stitching l0, of course, is ordinarily em.

below the stitching 10 is suiiicient to defeat the efforts of the pickpocket, but it Will be Sunderstood, of course, that the point of attachment for the lower end portion of the pocket can be of any suitable characterand located in any suitable or desired position. 71th the construction shown and described,

however, the stitching' or tacking 9 serves the purpose, for in practice it is found that While the pocket can be drawn outward and struction of the pocket is concerned, so that manufacturing methods are not disturbed or upset to any extent Whatever, and the additional stitching or tacking 9, and the change in the size or'shapeof the pocket to bring the rear edge 6 over the side seam 5, does not in any Way interfere With the approved practice or materially increase 4the cost "of lnanirfacturen/ In trousers,1a pocket (4) having the usual opening (3) therefor at Ithe side of the trousers, a fastening (l0) for securing` the rear *edge of the pocket to the side* seam of the trousers at the lower end of said opening` (3), the front edge of the pocket being free, and a fasteningf(9) below and spaced from said fastening` (10)` securingsaid ,rear

edge l'to the "in-turned cloth of said side sealn (5),' thereby to renderit diiicultlfor a pick-pocket lto pull the pocketfvvrongrside out.-

Siguiedfbynie at Chicago, Cook-county, Illinois, this 13th day of March, 1918.

ADoLrHU'sl G. rnirni.`

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